Mother of tragic weight loss surgery victim says her daughter was ‘led like a lamb to slaughter’ by clinic who did not even tell her she would have to fly to Turkey until after she’d paid the 2,500 fee [Video]

05:44 EST 29 Jan 2024 , updated 06:48 EST 29 Jan 2024

The mother of a tragic weight loss surgery victim says her daughter was ‘led like a lamb to slaughter’ by the clinic who did not even tell her she would have to fly to Turkey until after she’d paid the £2,500 fee. 

Morgan Ribeiro was persuaded to have up to 80 per cent of her stomach removed in Turkey by a slick marketing operation describing the procedure as ‘all natural’.

The 20-year-old childcare worker who died a week after her gastric sleeve operation believed it would be safe as it was organised by a company based in Switzerland called Global Medical Care.

MailOnline has found that the firm is still trying to tempt in new clients with social media descriptions of gastric sleeve surgery in Turkey as an ‘all natural way’ to ‘kickstart your weight loss journey’.

Morgan’s mother Erin Gibson said she was ‘disgusted’ by the marketing which led …